# Handball at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games

The handball competition at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games will be held in Veracruz, Mexico from 15 to 26 November 2014 at the Centro Deportivo Carlos Serdán Arechavaleta.

## Qualification

| Qualification | Date | Host | Places | Men | Women |
| Host | – | – | 1 | Mexico | Mexico |
| 2013 Central American Games | 4–8 March 2013 | Costa Rica, San José | 3 | Nicaragua  Guatemala  Costa Rica | Costa Rica  Guatemala  Nicaragua |
| 2013 Caribbean Cup | 5–9 November 2013 | Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo | 4 | Dominican Republic  Cuba  Puerto Rico  Colombia | Cuba  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Colombia |

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men’s tournament | Puerto Rico (PUR) Pascual Pacheco Alberto Pizarro Jose Sanchez Hector Santana Angel Benitez Jorge Nazario Jose Ceballos Hector Hiraldo Jesus Arroyo Steven Rodriguez Emmanuelly Fernandez Julio Baez Joshua Mercado Edwin Brito Juan Ramos | Dominican Republic (DOM) Erick Montero Leony de Leon Erinson Tavarez Pablo Jacobo Anthony Manzanillo Luis Objio Franalbert Aybar Geraldo Diaz Elvin Fis Luis Sanlate Domingo Caraballo Jose Sanchez Dioris Mateo Willibert de la Rosa | Cuba (CUB) Alejandro Romero Pedro Veitia Omar Toledano Adonys Garcia Angel Rivero Pavel Caballero Yoan Balazquez Reinier Taboada Yanquiel Cruzata Yacel Lazo Reyniel Justa Angel Hernandez Odanis Perez Alain Vizcay Noelbis Robles |
| Women’s tournament | Cuba (CUB) Marines Rojas Maricet Fernandez Ayling Martinez Livia Veranes Raiza Beltran Aida Despaigne Lizandra Lusson Gleinys Reyes Yunisleidy Camejo Maria Aldama Miranda Ismari Barrios Naddezza Valera Eneleidis Guevara Lisandra Espinosa Yenma Ramirez | Puerto Rico (PUR) Adriana Cabrera Nathalys Ceballos Sheila Hiraldo Joane Vergara Natalie Cabello Kitsa Escobar Fabiola Martínez Roxanaly Carrasquillo Jackeline Gonzalez Nicolette Pope Jailene Maldonado Zugeily Soto Lillianushka Natal Ciris García Zuleyka Fuentes | Mexico (MEX) Itzel Aguirre Brenda Ramirez Tania Navarro Guadalupe Saavedra Selene Sifuentes Fernanda Rivera Denisse Romo Berenice Esquivel Laura Morales Marlene Sosa Elsa Felix Nashely Jaramillo Maria de Lourdes Rocha Manuela Zavala Belen Aguirre |

## Women's tournament
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 35 | +109 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 71 | +24 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 107 | −61 | 2 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 117 | −72 | 0 |
| 15 November 2014 13:00 | Dominican Republic | 45 – 15 | Nicaragua | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Díaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 15 November 2014 13:00 | Peña 10 | (28–7) | Rivera 5 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Díaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 15 November 2014 13:00 | 3× 4× | | 2× 2× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Díaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 15 November 2014 15:00 | Costa Rica | 7 – 55 | Cuba | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortíz (MEX) |
| 15 November 2014 15:00 | Arce, Cordero 2 | (4–27) | Reyes 11 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortíz (MEX) |
| 15 November 2014 15:00 | 3× 9× 1× | | 3× 2× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortíz (MEX) |
| 16 November 2014 13:00 | Nicaragua | 21 – 22 | Costa Rica | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Duran, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 16 November 2014 13:00 | Acuña, Cárdenas 5 | (9–8) | Blanco 5 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Duran, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 16 November 2014 13:00 | 3× 4× | | 3× 7× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Duran, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 16 November 2014 15:00 | Cuba | 39 – 19 | Dominican Republic | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 16 November 2014 15:00 | Martínez 9 | (19–7) | Hernández 6 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 16 November 2014 15:00 | 2× 3× | | 3× 5× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 17 November 2014 13:00 | Dominican Republic | 31 – 17 | Costa Rica | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernández, Montiel (NCA) |
| 17 November 2014 13:00 | Brito 8 | (14–6) | Camacho 6 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernández, Montiel (NCA) |
| 17 November 2014 13:00 | 2× 5× | | 3× 6× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernández, Montiel (NCA) |
| 17 November 2014 15:00 | Nicaragua | 9 – 50 | Cuba | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Díaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 17 November 2014 15:00 | Rivera 5 | (4–25) | Reyes 9 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Díaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 17 November 2014 15:00 | 3× | | 3× 3× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Díaz, Zapata (COL) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 54 | +32 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 56 | +37 | 4 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 2 |
| Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 90 | −43 | 0 |
| 15 November 2014 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 27 – 17 | Guatemala | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Zúñiga, Aldea (CUB) |
| 15 November 2014 18:00 | Ceballos 7 | (12–6) | Lavarreda 5 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Zúñiga, Aldea (CUB) |
| 15 November 2014 18:00 | 4× 3× | | 2× 1× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Zúñiga, Aldea (CUB) |
| 15 November 2014 20:00 | Mexico | 35 – 16 | Colombia | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernández, Montiel (NCA) |
| 15 November 2014 20:00 | Ramírez, Saavedra, Rivera 5 | (23–5) | Estrada 5 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernández, Montiel (NCA) |
| 15 November 2014 20:00 | 1× 8× | | 3× 6× 1× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernández, Montiel (NCA) |
| 16 November 2014 18:00 | Colombia | 14 – 32 | Puerto Rico | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortiz (MEX) |
| 16 November 2014 18:00 | Perez 4 | (3–16) | Ceballos, Vergara, Martínez 4 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortiz (MEX) |
| 16 November 2014 18:00 | 3× 4× 1× | | 3× 3× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortiz (MEX) |
| 16 November 2014 20:00 | Guatemala | 13 – 35 | Mexico | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Perez, Guzman (PUR) |
| 16 November 2014 20:00 | McGauran 3 | (8–15) | Ramirez, Saavedra 7 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Perez, Guzman (PUR) |
| 16 November 2014 20:00 | 3× 11× 1× | | 2× 2× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Perez, Guzman (PUR) |
| 17 November 2014 18:00 | Guatemala | 23 – 17 | Colombia | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Reyes, Zúñiga (CUB) |
| 17 November 2014 18:00 | Lopez 8 | (9–8) | Orjuela, Alvarez, Estrada 3 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Reyes, Zúñiga (CUB) |
| 17 November 2014 18:00 | 3× 4× | | 3× 7× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Reyes, Zúñiga (CUB) |
| 17 November 2014 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 27 – 23 | Mexico | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 17 November 2014 20:00 | Cabrera, Vergara, García 5 | (12–13) | Ramirez 8 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 17 November 2014 20:00 | 3× 6× | | 3× 4× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| November 19 | November 19 |
| Cuba | 28 |
| Cuba | 28 | November 20 | November 20 |
| Mexico | 27 | November 20 | November 20 |
| Mexico | 27 | Cuba | 32 |
| November 19 | November 19 | | Cuba | 32 |
| November 19 | November 19 | Puerto Rico | 18 |
| Dominican Republic | 21 | Puerto Rico | 18 |
| Puerto Rico | 22 | | |
| Puerto Rico | 22 | Third place | Third place |
| | | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | Mexico | 24 |
| | | Dominican Republic | 20 |

### 5th–8th place playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| November 19 | November 19 |
| Costa Rica | 16 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | November 20 | November 20 |
| Colombia | 26 | November 20 | November 20 |
| Colombia | 26 | Colombia | 33 |
| November 19 | November 19 | | Colombia | 33 |
| November 19 | November 19 | Nicaragua | 23 |
| Nicaragua | 24 | Nicaragua | 23 |
| Guatemala | 23 | | |
| Guatemala | 23 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | Costa Rica | 21 |
| | | Guatemala | 20 |

#### 5th 8th place playoffs

| 19 November 2014 10:00 | Costa Rica | 16 – 26 | Colombia | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Duran, Rodriguez (MEX) |
| 19 November 2014 10:00 | Urena, Camacho 4 | (8–11) | Mazo, Rodriguez 6 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Duran, Rodriguez (MEX) |
| 19 November 2014 10:00 | 3× 8× | | 3× 6× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Duran, Rodriguez (MEX) |
| 19 November 2014 17:00 | Nicaragua | 24 – 23 | Guatemala | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Diaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 19 November 2014 17:00 | Acuna 8 | (10–11) | Lavarreda 7 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Diaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 19 November 2014 17:00 | 2× 2× | | 3× 3× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Diaz, Zapata (COL) |

#### Semifinals

| 19 November 2014 12:30 | Cuba | 28 – 27 | Mexico | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Perez, Guzman (PUR) |
| 19 November 2014 12:30 | Martinez, Espinosa 6 | (12–13) | Ramirez, Jaramillo 6 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Perez, Guzman (PUR) |
| 19 November 2014 12:30 | 4× 6× | | 3× 5× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Perez, Guzman (PUR) |
| 19 November 2014 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 21 – 22 | Puerto Rico | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Reyes, Zuniga (CUB) |
| 19 November 2014 20:00 | Hernández 5 | (8–8) | Ceballos 6 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Reyes, Zuniga (CUB) |
| 19 November 2014 20:00 | 2× 2× | | 3× 4× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Reyes, Zuniga (CUB) |

#### 7th-place match

| 20 November 2014 10:00 | Costa Rica | 21 – 20 | Guatemala | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernandez, Montiel (NCA) |
| 20 November 2014 10:00 | Camacho 6 | (6–10) | Lavarreda 6 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernandez, Montiel (NCA) |
| 20 November 2014 10:00 | 3× 3× | | 3× 4× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Hernandez, Montiel (NCA) |

#### 5th-place match

| 20 November 2014 12:30 | Colombia | 33 – 23 | Nicaragua | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortiz (MEX) |
| 20 November 2014 12:30 | Alvarez 6 | (13–9) | Cardenas 8 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortiz (MEX) |
| 20 November 2014 12:30 | 3× 5× | | 2× 5× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Camacho, Ortiz (MEX) |

#### Bronze medal match

| 20 November 2014 17:30 | Mexico | 24 – 15 | Dominican Republic | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 20 November 2014 17:30 | Ramirez, Sifuentes 4 | (12–7) | Brito, Pimentel 3 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 20 November 2014 17:30 | 3× 5× | | 3× 5× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |

#### Gold medal match

| 20 November 2014 20:00 | Cuba | 32 – 18 | Puerto Rico | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Diaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 20 November 2014 20:00 | Reyes 8 | (18–7) | Ceballos 8 | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Diaz, Zapata (COL) |
| 20 November 2014 20:00 | 3× 3× | | 3× 4× | Carlos Cerdan Complex Referees: Diaz, Zapata (COL) |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Cuba |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | Mexico |
| 4 | Dominican Republic |
| 5 | Colombia |
| 6 | Nicaragua |
| 7 | Costa Rica |
| 8 | Guatemala |
* Team qualified to the 2015 Pan American Games

## Men's tournament
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 65 | +25 | 4 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 85 | −39 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 66 | +44 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 66 | +38 | 4 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 84 | +2 | 2 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 154 | −94 | 0 |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| November 19 | November 19 |
| Dominican Republic | 28 |
| Dominican Republic | 28 | November 20 | November 20 |
| Mexico | 23 | November 20 | November 20 |
| Mexico | 23 | Dominican Republic | 27 |
| November 19 | November 19 | | Dominican Republic | 27 |
| November 19 | November 19 | Puerto Rico | 37 |
| Cuba | 30 | Puerto Rico | 37 |
| Puerto Rico | 31 | | |
| Puerto Rico | 31 | Third place | Third place |
| | | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | Mexico | 22 |
| | | Cuba | 32 |

### 5th–8th place playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| November 19 | November 19 |
| Colombia | 37 |
| Colombia | 37 | November 20 | November 20 |
| Nicaragua | 28 | November 20 | November 20 |
| Nicaragua | 28 | Colombia | 26 |
| November 19 | November 19 | | Colombia | 26 |
| November 19 | November 19 | Guatemala | 25 |
| Guatemala | 26 | Guatemala | 25 |
| Costa Rica | 24 | | |
| Costa Rica | 24 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | November 20 | November 20 |
| | | Nicaragua | 24 |
| | | Costa Rica | 23 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | Dominican Republic |
| | Cuba |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 5 | Colombia |
| 6 | Guatemala |
| 7 | Nicaragua |
| 8 | Costa Rica |
* Team qualified to the 2015 Pan American Games

## Medal table

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |